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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA protective medicine worn externally about the body.
- In the bookThis article is useful for distinguishing a mode of wearing a remedy from the action classes named Sedativa or Repercussiva.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376.
Historical definition
Xenectum is any external medicine hung about the body as a protection against plague.
Meaning
The description specifies placement and attributed purpose. The medicine is hung about the body, rather than explicitly swallowed or applied to a wound. Any makes the category broad; no ingredient is listed.
Use in the book
This article is useful for distinguishing a mode of wearing a remedy from the action classes named Sedativa or Repercussiva. The source records protection against plague as its historical purpose, without supplying evidence of that protection.
Places to read
- XenectumRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- SedativaRemedies classified by relief of pain.
- RepercussivaMedicines classified by their supposed action of driving a flow back.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376 — Facsimile